http://dir.salon.com/topics/israel/?source=rss&aim=israel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT By Juan Cole Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss Once again, U.S. politicians, including both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama, pile on the Iranian president. Why does Larry King (!) sound like the adult in the room? By Gregory Levey Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/21/influencing_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/21/influencing_israel/index.html?source=rss Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure? By Juan Cole Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/31/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/31/iran/index.html?source=rss Reality, of the military and petroleum-based variety, forced the administration to change course. Now Bush sounds like Obama. By Aluf Benn Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/24/obama_in_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/24/obama_in_israel/index.html?source=rss He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country? By Joe Conason Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/11/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/11/iran/index.html?source=rss With negotiation starting to work, Bush administration hawks promote an atmosphere of crisis -- and the risk of actual conflict grows. By Gregory Levey Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign. By Hooman Majd Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary. By Mike Madden Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/05/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/05/hillary/index.html?source=rss Before reports surfaced that she would bow out later this week, Hillary Clinton spent the day after Barack Obama's victory campaigning for president -- sort of. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/03/appeasement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/03/appeasement/index.html?source=rss The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that. By Mike Madden Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/19/jewish_voters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/19/jewish_voters/index.html?source=rss With Jewish voters critical in such swing states as Nevada and Pennsylvania, Republicans hope to exploit a supposed softness in Obama's support for Israel. So far, it's not working. By Arnon Grunberg Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/15/israeli_army/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/15/israeli_army/index.html?source=rss As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military. Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/15/cannes_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/15/cannes_1/index.html?source=rss "Blindness" is an apocalyptic horror flick, rendered dull and pretentious. But an astonishing animated war film and a gripping prison drama provide the fireworks. Alex Koppelman Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/13/obama_israel/index.html?source=rss In an interview, Barack Obama referred to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a "constant sore," and GOP leaders took that out of context. By Gregory Levey Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/22/levey_shutupimtalking/index.html?source=rss I was a young law student applying for a part-time internship. To my amazement, I was soon casting votes at the U.N. and working for Ariel Sharon. By Laura Miller Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/16/international_crime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/16/international_crime/index.html?source=rss In "McMafia," author Misha Glenny takes us on a startling tour of the new international underworld, documenting the hidden costs of an unregulated global free market. Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/11/stalags/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/04/11/stalags/index.html?source=rss Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more. Alex Koppelman Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/31/rice_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/31/rice_israel/index.html?source=rss Hours after the secretary of state finishes a visit to the region, Israel announces plans to build housing in disputed areas. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it. By Gregory Levey Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/07/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/07/iran/index.html?source=rss U.S. and Israeli hard-liners -- some with close ties to John McCain -- are once again hyping the Iranian nuclear threat. By Steve Paulson Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/02/13/david_rieff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/02/13/david_rieff/index.html?source=rss She wanted hope, a reason to believe she would survive cancer. In a candid interview, her son, David Rieff, discusses his mother's battle to live and his struggle to hide the truth. By David Grossman Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/israel/index.html?source=rss Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/29/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/01/29/gaza/index.html?source=rss The mass jailbreak of Gazans into Egypt revealed the bankruptcy of both Israel's policy of collective punishment and Bush's attempt to make Mideast peace. By Pierre Heumann Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/28/gaza/index.html?source=rss Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel? By Mike Madden Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/18/huckabee2/index.html?source=rss On foreign policy, he is talking up his visits to the Holy Land. But it may really be about courting believers in Armageddon. By André Anwar Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/blix_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/20/blix_qa/index.html?source=rss Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix assesses the latest U.S. intelligence and whether Bush could still launch a military strike.